The Draa River, Morocco

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The Draa River, Morocco

 

The Draa, is Morocco's longest waterway. In the first a large portion of the twentieth century the Draa least course denoted the limit between the French protectorate of Morocco and the range under Spanish standard. The town of Tamegroute, close Zagora, is well known for its Zawiya. The ancient times of the valley of the Draa backpedals a large number of years, as is prove by the numerous rock workmanship engravings or petroglyphs in its surroundings and above all else by the find of the Venus of Tan-Tan. This statue is potentially the most seasoned human doll ever found. It goes back more than three hundred thousand years. From all fundamental times of the ancient times of the Sahara rock-engravings and rock-painted creations have been found. The valley of the Draa is particularly acclaimed for its kasbahs. The primary reference to the Draa River in verifiable times originates from Hanno a lord of Carthage who set out for a mission to create a settlement on the west shoreline of Africa. The Punic content of the record of this trip was engraved in the Temple of Chronos at Carthage. There is stand out Greek variant, dating maybe to the third century B.c. The Draa River was likewise well known to the antiquated Romans. It figures on the first world guide in history made by Ptolemy.



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